Jose Mourinho hits out at the Premier League: They don't give a s**t about Man United

Mourinho has been left fuming with fixture planners and reckons the strain on his Manchester United side is causing some of his stars to get injured.

United face Middlesbrough at the Riverside in a high-noon showdown on Sunday that comes less than 72-hours after Mourinho's men hosted Rostov in the Europa League.

It will be United's third game inside a week and Mourinho is seething that the Premier League haven't given his side time to recover and are ruining his chances of securing a top four finish.

He reckons the game should have been the last one of the weekend and that his stars are being pushed to the physical limit.

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“They don't give a s*** about English teams in Europe. They simply don't care”

Man United boss Jose Mourinho

Mourinho raged: "Obviously it is very difficult for us. I can understand if you don't have any help in relation to the Premier League, but I don't understand not having any help in relation to European football.

"I've been saying this for many, many years. I don't ask for me, I ask for everyone, but I think they (PL) don't give a s***.

"They don't give a s*** about English teams in Europe. They simply don't care. There are other interests that are more important.

"In other countries like Germany, Italy and Portugal, they try to give that little support to the teams in Europe. But here it is difficult. It makes no sense.

"We now go Sunday at 12 o'clock. Why? Why us? When I watch marathons, when I watch other sports and people go to the limit - I don't think it's funny.

"I don't think it's funny that some of our players have played 11 matches in six weeks.

"We can't we be the last team to play at the weekend - it is as simple as that. We should play Monday. Or we should play the last match on Sunday. At least let us sleep a little bit on Sunday, right?"

Mourinho reckons Premier League bosses are abusing their financial power but are also the ones to blame for English football having just two clubs left in the quarter-final stages of European competition this season.

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Jose Mourinho's Man United play Middlesbrough 72 hours after playing Rostov

He added: "It's the simple criteria of 'we give you so much money' which is true, and we appreciate that.

"Without them and their money the Premier League wouldn't be the Premier League and the clubs would not be so rich.

"But you can do that and just have a little touch. It's just a little bit of common sense, if they want.

"I don't ask for me, I ask for everyone. Aren't we good enough to have more teams in the Champions League and Europa League? I think we are good enough to have more.

"If they are happy with having one English club in the Champions League and one club in the Europa League... wow."